BusterB pointed out this colorful stainless steel bird.
It was created by a guy who calls himself Hotfoot on the Weld Talk forums, at the Hobart Welding Products website.
First he build the bird from a piece of exhaust tubing, a ball joint and a whole lot of stainless flatwear. Pretty clever.
Then the bird is brushed with Linseed Oil and Japan dryer.
Heating the bird with a propane brush burner causes the oil to change color from yellow to gold to copper to brown to black.
You can stop at any color and it will dry to a weather resistant finish.
The red on the bird is a reflection from the guy's truck.
I wonder if this bird will show up on the Antiques Roadshow, in 50 years, as folkart?